Revealed: California’s Most Fun Cities

Twenty-nine California cities are included in a new list of The Most Fun Cities in America.

The rankings were compiled by WalletHub. The website compared 182 locales, including the 150 most populous cities in America. 

WalletHub weighed three main factors: 1) Entertainment & Recreation 2) Nightlife & Parties and 3) Costs. Sixty-five relevant metrics were each graded on a 100-point scale. These metrics included the number of restaurants and attractions, musical festivals and venues, and the average price of movie tickets and beer.

Las Vegas was named the most fun city in America, followed by Orlando and Miami.

According to WalletHub, these are the most fun cities in California, with national rankings in parenthesis:

1. San Francisco (7)

2. Los Angeles (18)

3. San Diego (21)

4. Sacramento (33)

5. Oakland (75)

6. Long Beach (86)

7. Bakersfield (101)

8. Huntington Beach (105)

9. Anaheim (109)

10. Irvine (112)

11. Garden Grove (113)

12. San Jose (117)

13. Riverside (132)

14. Modesto (133)

15. Fresno (135)

16. Glendale (138)

17. Santa Ana (141)

18. San Bernardino (146)

19. Stockton (150)

20. Santa Clarita (157)

21. Oceanside (158)

22. Rancho Cucamonga (162)

23. Ontario (164)

24. Fontana (165)

25. Moreno Valley (167)

26. Chula Vista (173)

27. Santa Rosa (176)

28. Fremont (177)

29. Oxnard (178)

Click here for the full list and methodology.

List and data were compiled by WalletHub and do not reflect statistics on all cities.